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Worm surge exploits Microsoft vulnerability

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

Both US-CERT and security organization F-Secure have issued warnings, urging IT professionals to apply a Microsoft patch. Business systems are being attacked by a worm exploiting a known Microsoft vulnerability, IT security experts have warned. Both US-CERT and security organization F-Secure have issued warnings, urging…
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HP dismisses cloud ‘hype’

Thursday, December 11th, 2008

Top HP software execs say that, while the computing models represented by ‘the cloud’ are important, they don’t like the name or associated hype. Top HP software executives said on Tuesday that they believe in the ideas behind cloud computing, but don’t like the name of the…
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IT faces ‘dire shortage’ of core skills, study

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

The skills needed to modernize core IT assets are in short supply, according to latest report from the application-management company The lack of core IT skills is a major impediment to modernizing key IT assets, according to a survey by application-management company Micro Focus. …
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Microsoft: How we’ll take on VMware

Friday, October 10th, 2008

The software maker believes it has the tools and the right price point to beat VMware in the battle for the virtualisation market. Microsoft has a three-pronged strategy to beat VMware in the virtualization market, according to the company’s senior director for virtualization product management, Zane Adam. …
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Dell speeds backup with disk-to-disk system

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

The PowerVault DL2000 will simplify and accelerate data backup by offering disk storage and backup in one unit, Dell says. Dell has introduced the Dell PowerVault DL2000, a disk-to-disk system that places backup and recovery alongside the main data storage within one unit, with the aim of…
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IBM claims ‘Quicksilver’ flash sets data-speed record

Friday, August 29th, 2008

A project under development from IBM is setting new records for data-transfer speeds using solid-state technology with one million input/outputs per second. IBM has said its ‘Project Quicksilver’ is setting new records for data-transfer speeds on solid-state technology, with its tests showing a disk-storage solution hitting one million input/outputs…
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Microsoft finally launches Hyper-V

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Analysts have welcomed the release of the hypervisor, but rival VMware claims Hyper-V has been a long time coming and lacks functionality. Microsoft has announced that its Hyper-V hypervisor is finally available, but analysts have questioned whether large enterprises will adopt the product as their sole virtualization…
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How IT can save us from recession

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

IT staff to the rescue. They have to both identify and solve business needs to lift the country out of a financial downturn, says Gartner analysts. IT innovation will be a key factor in helping the US to get out of recession, said a Gartner analyst on Monday. …
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